House speaker proposes new committee for dissenters

11:45 PM,
Apr. 30, 2013

Written by

Jonathan Shorman
Springfield News-Leader

JEFFERSON CITY - It does not yet have a name, but for now it's probably fair to call it the Disagreement Committee.

Monday night, while talking to reporters, House Speaker Tim Jones, R-Eureka, said he wants to create a second Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education - for members who disagree with him.

"I'm willing to set up a second education committee. And I'm willing to populate it with folks that have their opinions set, on that committee, and I'm willing to give them the latitude to come up with whatever solutions they would like to find to help out the failing schools across the ...